Machine for notching box-blanks and the like



J. A. MOORE.

MACHINE FOR NOTCHING BOX BLANKS AND THE LIKE.

` APPLICATION FILED JAN.5. 1920.

I. A. MOORE.

MACHINE FOR NOTCHING BOX BLANKS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED IAN.5, 1920.

1,379,275. Patented May 24,1921.

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J. A. MOORE.

MACHINE FOR NoTcHlNG B0X BLANKS AND THE LIKE.

ARF'LlCATlON FILED JAN-5,1920.

1,379,275. Patented May 24,1921.

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MACHINE FOR NOTCHING BOX BLANKS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED .|ANi5I I920.

Patented May 24, 1921. 5 sHEUssHEET 4.

J. A. MOORE.

MACHINE FOR NOTCHING BOX BLANKS AND THE LIKE.

APPLlcATloN HLED 1AN.5,1920.

V1,37'932'75. l Patented May 24, 1921.

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J. A. MOORE.

MACHINE FOR NOTCHING BOX BIANKS AND THE LIKE.

IILLICAIION FILED IAN-5,1g20k 1,379,275. Patented May 24, 1921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TOEN A. MOORE, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR TO THE MENGEL COMPANY, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, A CORPORATION 0F NEW JERSEY.

MACHINE FOR N OTCHING BOX-BLANKS AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 24, 1921.

Application led January 5, 1920. Serial No. 349,584.

To all fw 7mm t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN A. MOORE, a citizen of the United States, iesiding at Louisville in the county of Jefferson and State of kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Machines for Notching BOX- lanks and the like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention pertains to an improved machine for notching bOX blanks and more particularly to blanks Vproduced from corrugated paper board. The main lobject of the invention is to provide a machine which will cut or notch the stock cleanly and without crushing it, and to produce a structure which is automatic in its operation so that all the attendant has to do is to see that the blanks are fed or presented `to the machine.

A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby the various operative elements and coperating feed and guiding devices or mechanisms may be adjusted with facility and' accuracy.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the annexed drawings, wherein Figure l is a side elevation of the machine; j

F ig. 2 a vertical longitudinal central sectional view;

Fig. 3 a transverse vertical sectional view on the line III- III 0f Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 an end view of the discharge end of the machine;

Fig. 5 a horizontal detail sectional view on the line V-V of Fig. 2 showing the edge and adj acentbody-guides for the blanks;

Fig. 6` an end elevation of the intake end of the machine. the knives and supporting elements therefor omitted;

Fig. 7 a detail elevation illustrative of the means employed to effect adjustment of the knives or punching members and their coperating die elements transversely and longitudinally of the machine;

Fig. 8 a transverse vertical sectional view taken through one of the knife supporting beams, and likewise through the clutch' mechanism that controls the feed belts employed for advancing the blanks or stock;`

Fig. 9 a detail sectional View on theline IX-IX of Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 a detail sectional view of the edge guide adjusting means; and

Fig. 11 a perspective view notched or completed blanks.

The main frame work or body of the machinecomprises two front columns 1 and 2, two similar rear columns 3 and 4, connected at their upper ends by angle bars 5, and two longitudinally disposed relative heavy and rigid beams 6 and 7, which at their ends are bolted, respectively, to the columns 1 and 3, and 2 and 4. The machine is designed to forma series of slot-s as 8, along two opposite sides of a blank 9, see Fig. 11, and to that end a series of knives or punches and a series of coperating dies are employed, such elements (of any desired number) being adjustable longitudinally of the machine and'arranged in opposite pairs, the knives and dies of each pair being likewise adjustable towardand from each other. Thus any number of notches may be produced and the notches may be of any desired depth or length. The blanks are carried through the machine by feed beltsa and cooperating therewith to properly position the blanks are guides, and a suitable stop mechanism for the blanks to bring them to rest in proper relation to the knives or cutters is employed. Each of the vertical columns 1, 2, 3 and 4 is slotted adjacent its upper end, as at 10, Figs. l, 3 and 8, and guides 11 are secured adjacent thereto for the reception of, oney of the of the ends of two longitudinally extending horizontally disposed beams 12 and 12 which are alike in form. Inasmu'ch as many of the parts are duplicated upon opposite sides of the medial line of the machine, in

order to save repetition and to avoid confu sion, the parts on one side will be numbered and the others similarly numbered with the Y added exponent a. Each of the beams 12 and 12a is formed with a dovetail way at its lower side, see Fig. 8, and a plurality of cross beams 13 are supported between the same and susceptible of adjustment lengthy wise thereof. Each cross beam has a doveedge -in a head block 16 which is mounted to slide upon the dovetail way and is in threaded engagement with threaded shaft 14 through the movement of which the knives of the pairmay be separated or caused to approach each other. Each head block at its outer end is provided with a vertically disposed hollow boss or guideway 17 into which extends a finger or stem 18 which extends upwardly from a die carrying block 19 in which is mounted a die 20 which c0- operates with the knife 15. Said block 19 at its lower side is undercut and is mounted on a dovetailed way formed upon a cross beam 21, there being one of such beams for each of the overlying beams 13,. Said beams are in turn slidably mounted on .the beams 6 and 7, (Fig. 3). Each block 19 has secured to it at its forward side a curved plate 22, while overlying said plate in spaced relation thereto is a plate 23 supported by a bracket 24, the forward edge of such plate being given an upward curvature, the plates forming bell mouthed guides for the stock 'or.blank. The upper plate is omitted in Fig. 3 in order to more clearly disclose the knives. Each pair of knives and their dies is designed to be bodily moved lengthwise of the machine to effect the desired spacing between the same, and to this end each of the beams 21 at each end is provided witha bracket 25 having@I number of openings eX- tending therethrough (see Fig. 3), the openings corresponding in number to the number of pairs of knives employed. Shafts 26. 27 and 28, (see Fig. 1) are threaded into the respective brackets, the intermediate shaft 27 passing freely through the opening in the first bracketbelow shaft 26, while the shaft 28 passes freely through the openings formed in the first and second brackets, being threaded into the last bracket or that to the left, Fig. 1. The shafts at their forward ends are supported in brackets 29 (and 29a) secured to the columns 1 and 3 and each shaft has secured to it a sprocket wheel 30. Chains 31, one for each pair of sprockets, pass about said sprockets and over idlers 32 located at the upper portion of the machine frame. The outer end of each of the shafts 26, 27 and 28 is squared so that by applying a ywrench the shaft ma be turned and. through the sprocket chain, the corresponding shaft on the opposite side will be rotated. Such 'rotation will shift the beam 21 and through such arrangement thespacing of the knives with their coperating parts along the bed may be readily effected. The head blocksl and 16a and the underlying blocks 19 and 19a are designed to be adjusted endwise toward and from. each other in unison to effect the desired depth of notch formed in the opposite edge ofthe stock. To this end each of the shafts 14 is provided with a bevel pinion 33, (Figs. 7 and 8) which meshes with a similar pinion 34 sleeved lin a suitable bracket 35, a splined shaft 36 passing through said pinion 34 and actuating the latter when power is applied to the forward squared end of said shaft (see Figs. 1 and 6). Thus it will be seen that through the manipulation of the shafts 26, 27 and 28, and the shaft 36, the knives and their coperating parts may be spaced apart along the machine and maybe moved in and out endwise t0 regulate the depth of notch which is formed.

To center theblank with referenceV to the knives I preferably provide at the intake end of the machine two guides 37 and 37d (Figs. 1, 2 and 6) said guides being substantially U-shaped in cross Vsection and made Haring at the intake end thereof. Said guides are supported on a cross bar 38 and areY adjustable toward and from each other by means of a shaft 39 provided with right and left hand screw threads.

Spool shaped guides 40 and 40a arranged in opposite pairs are supported upon cross bars 41 mounted for adjustment lengthwise of beams 6 and 7. saidguides likewise being adjustable toward and from each other through right and left han-dedv threaded shafts 42. The beams 12 and 12a are moved up and down to cause the knives to function by pitmen 43, 44, 45 and 46` the first two coperating with eccentrics 47 and 48 secured to a shaft 49. Said shaft also has secured to it a gear 50 which meshes with a pinion 51 secured to the main driving shaft 52. Eccentrics 45 and 46 are secured to a shaft 53, said shafty being driven from shaft 49 through sprocket chains 54 and 55.

The blanks are fed into and through the machine between two pairs of oppositely disposed endless belts 56 and 57 and 56? and 57a The belt 56 .passes about an idler pulley 58 mounted Vupon a shaft 59, then upwardly over an idler` 60 upon a shaft 61, thence rearwardly toand over a pulley 62 fast upon a shaft 63, thence downwardly over a pulley 64 secured to a shaft 65. Belt 56n is similarly arranged. The lower belt 57 passes about lan idler 66 mounted upon a shaft 67 at the forward end of theinachine and about a pulley 68 secured upon a shaft 69 at the rear of themachine. Belt 57EL is similarly mounted. Said shafts and 69 are driven through gears 70 and 71 secured respectively thereto, which mesh with gears 72 and 73 secured to shafts 74 and 75 which are supported in brackets secured to column 4 (see Fig. 4). Shafts 74 and 75 carry pulleys 76, 77 and a belt 78 passes about the same and over a Vpulley 79 secured to shaft 63. p Said shaft has sleeved on it a belt pulley 80 which is constantly driven and whose inner face forms one element of. a.clutch,

the other element being indicated by 81,- Fig.-

8. `Element 8 1 is splined to shaft 63 and is urged into frictional engagement with pulleyeSOlbyiya sping and is withdiaiyn;

Vleyei' 83 as the knifeoaiiiying beams lil Vrare lowered. To i eileot.. ai separation otl the l lthusi arrest nio vement ot' lYhen itlie i beam l ,12, y and consequently the ei'oss beams 13, .a1"eloweiedrthe clutchis ,Y heldin its Areleasedfposition. .As `the parts iise,lthe cani S'ongaiinf:Setallows levei'S-S.,A v jtorswing.inwardly thereby establishiner fries tional engagement,between the fclutehelef niente with, aconsequent moyement,ot.the

` act thereon.. .The cut Vblanks asthey ai'e ted :tronnbetween the belts pass onto a con- .feed belts.`

1t is, of course;l that the blanks beheld .at rest-Whenthe euttingvis being ,effected andto that end lyeinploy .an auto-` ,matic dev-ice, best shou'nin Figs.r `2,15% ands,

y and substantially .the lvsame .asthat set forth `in..Letters Patent No..1,Q8G,T1.1,dated VDe-A ;g,

` f operation of the immune@uillbe fullyuncembei' 2l, ,1.915%j Extending lengthwisev the adjacent columns i the machine and supportedupon,ei'oss angle y baits 85 and 8G aire two L-shaped `bans `8T and A S, said bars at the `dischange,end of the une chine (seen Figs. 1 and 2.) yextending beyond y 3. and 4. Mounted on saidbaisand adjustable lengthwise thereof is a bloekrSS) which there is` mounted foi' vertical endiyvisel` ifeoiproeatioin astem or Y shaft-90 whiehatits lower endbeaifs upon lifter bar 941 which extends throughoutthe `length of the machine tained in fposition` `between lined.

` 93,` Whichaie secured to angle bars 8T,88,

y `Mo1inted below the bai` is aishaft 9e carrying cams 95 and96 which liebelow .liften blocks j i "97 secured `to the 'barry 91,

thirougih Lthe action .I ofA the earns.

' lielation `with the eeeentrics which Iaetuate that ef'feotthe .1 i'ai'singr and lower?. j d l "K lVloigintedl in thefuppei, end of block 89"is ahead Sileaigf(` plate 100,*:the Ahea-d being` pivotally inountu fof the oncoming stock` andto'ariestfthe saine.Hr l ynoifmally'heldgin 4this position yby lugs 10Q: extending r out. vliront` block S`9, 'the lugs enteiiniir notches in the louer edges After the vblankhas been out n meiit..elel lgthwise `of` i the; fname ;v Smeansil oi "maybe Araised Thefhead its l imparted to fthe shaft .through L a. .spioeket y y:Wheel 98 secured thereto, the sprocket beings'.

. lengtlnvise ,of thefiainei;y ineans for raising .and lowering ,the beams; vknfiiiesCarried by driven a spioeketA chain `98; 2 ,the x. chain i passivi) about 4 a jseeond; :splfoeket z98)"l .rotating with the i. shaft Seeui'edfto. and t l T he shaft 94 will therefoijeijotate in` timed ing'fof thel knives.r

`ed ona eiosslpin Whose ends extend into Vertical slots in the block "so that the head and lou'eied.

(Fig.v lftends to holdthe. ,headiinthe ver,-

tical positioiifwitli tli'e`'plate in the paths of the headff stem QO'upivai'dl'i' andas the uppei'l endot1 the stein is always in Contact with the head Slaidrbai' 91 is mainL ende-,@-

for eut-tingV or' noteliingV corrugated `V paper so that asthe shaft dies.

ima a Sten 'Afspiing 101.1-,-

yhead'luiraiseduntil itfeleai'sfthe stops 102 whereupon the .blanll undeilthe action f of 'the icedy belts, twill' turni `,tlwfstop fplate dowin andfftheyblanlgwill pass thi-ieovei.

As soon as the blank passes fieerotthe stop platewth-eospring ltlligwill swingthe head foiu-'aifdlyj andthe head willgfiesuine its locked position in` the path oithegnext: on-

oniing blank, theqbaif 91; [meantimeshaving `dropped.-dueftoigthe recession `o'ffYt-he cams. .y The loiveijieed beltsane vheld nip-5to the blanleby'a `paino,1ff.`uidebars 103 and 1041 njhiclhglindeilie thesaine sothat: the blank is caused l to .pigqienly i function l withthe stop ,device andWith-tbe.other elements which description of that'the machine will handlestoek @f any (M lmensons (Within the .lim-its. off-.the Ineehine) thatthe notehes may be. spaeedlapai't as desilred and made otany'gdesiied orY required depth, ;andtliatielatiyedong stoekIfniay be handled by positioning theQautoinatie stoel; oiyblank aiiesting'f means A,out on the supporting` bars 8.7 and SS, as .foi,insta nce 'in' the dotted line, Vposition Fig;

YVhile the niael ine/isparticularlyLailapted boaidit isgequally applicable foiiusein eonl1. Inf a inaehinefoi notehing the combination of a ,suppoiwtiingr frame 5; at least Vtlii'fee i cross beams supported for .adjustment thebeams .ag `die iunderlying` eaehknife and adjustable as .topositioii `with theY knives; and, means for, .feeding` `the blanks over l said 2.. In 7a niaehinejL tor notehing-yblanlzs, the

combination of a supporting fifaxnegat least three eijoss `beams supportedfor` adjustment 1engthiyisey ofy the trame means fof aising tlieiloeains;-. die .underlying eachknife and ad3ustable as to` position withg-/theaknives;

i'aising and lowering the beams; a second series of beams underlying those of the first Y the dies mounted thereon will be likewise spaced.

4. In a machine for notching'blanks, the combination of a supporting frame; a pair of fixed guides extending longitudinally thereof; a plurality of transversely extending supporting bars mounted for adjustment lengthwise of said guides; a pair of movable supporting guides mounted in the frame; means for raising and lowering said guides; a series of cross beams adjustably mounted on said guides; a pair of knives carried by each of said cross beams; corresponding` dies carried by the supporting bars means for securing adjustment of the beams and bars 'to effect the desired spacing between the knives; and means for positioning the blank to be notched over the dies.

j 5. In a machine for notching blanks, the combination of a supporting frame; a pair of fixed guides extending longitudinally thereof; a plurality of transversely extending supporting bars mounted for adjustment lengthwise of said guides; a pair of dies carried by each bar; an arm extending upwardly from each die; a pair of movable supporting guides extending lengthwise of the frame and guided thereby; means for simultaneously raising andY lowering the guides; a plurality of'beams extending from one guide to the other and mounted for adjustment longitudinally thereon; a pair of head blocks mounted on each of said cross beams; a knife extending downwardly from each block; a hollow 'guide extending downwardly from each block and arm extending upwardly from the underlying die; and Vmeans for moving each of the supporting bars along the fixed guides and consequently shifting the supporting beams. 6. In a machine for notching blanks, the combination of a supporting frame; a pair of fixed guides extending longitudinali thereof;l a plurality of transversely extendiing supporting bars mounted for adjustlment lengthwise of said guides; a pair of` Vdies carried by each bar; an arm extending upwardly from each die; a pair of movable supporting guides extending lengthwise of the frame and guided thereby; means for simultaneously raising and lowering the guides; a plurality of beams extending from Yone guide tol the other and mounted for adjustment longitudinally thereon; a pair of head blocks mounted on each of said cross beams; a knife extending downwardly from each block and engaging the arm extending upwardly from the underlying die; means for moving each of the supporting bars along the fixed guides and consequently shifting engaging the Leraar/5 the supporting beams; and means for feeding the blanks over the dies.

7. In a machine for n otching blanks; the combination of a supporting frame; a pair of fixed guides vextending longitudinally thereof; a plurality of transversely extending supporting bars mounted for adjustment lengthwise of said guides; a pair of dies rcarried by each bar; an arm extending upwardly from each die; a pair of movable supporting guides extending lengthwise of the frame and guided thereby; means for simultaneously raising and lowering the guides; a plurality of beams extending from one guide to the other and mounted for adjustment longitudinally thereon; a pair of headv blocks mounted on each of said cross beams; a knife extending downwardly from each block and engaging the arm extending upwardly froml the underlying die; means for moving each of the supporting bars along the fixed guides and consequently shifting the supporting beams; means for feeding the blanks over the dies; and means for arresting the blanks when they come to proper position with reference to the dies and knives. f

8. In a machine for notching blanks, the combination of a supporting frame; a pair of fixed guides extending longitudinally thereof; a plurality of transversely extending supporting bars mounted for adjustment lengthwise of said guides; a pair of dies carried by each bar; an arm extending upwardly from each die; a pair of movable supporting guides extending Vlengthwise of the frame and guided thereby; means for simultaneously raising and lowering the guides; a plurality of beams extending from one guide to the other and mounted for adjustment longitudinally thereon; a pair of head blocks mounted on each of said cross beams; a knife extending downwardly from each block; a hollow guide extending downwardly from each'block and engaging the arm extending upwardly from the underlying die; means for moving each of the support-ing bars along the fixed guides and consequently shifting the supporting beams; and means for effecting adjustment of the head blocks of each pair toward andl from guides; a pair of dies carsupporting guides extending lengthwise of the frame and guided thereby; means for simultaneously raising and lowering the guides; a plurality of beams extending from actuated by one guide to the other and mounted for adadjustment longitudinally thereon; a pair of head blocks mounted on each of said cross beams; a knife extending downwardly from each block; a hollow guide extending downwardly from each block and engaging the arm extending,- upwardly from the underlying die; means for moving each of the supporting bars along the fixed guides and consequently shifting the supporting beams; and means for effectinga simultaneous adjustment of each pair of head blocks toward and from each other with a consequent adjustment of the cooperating dies.

10. In a machine for notching blanks.` the combination of a die; a knife operating therewith; means for moving the knife into and out of operative relation to the die; a feed mechanism for carrying` the blanks into position with reference to the die; means the knife moving means for rendering the feed vmechanism inoperative as the knife makes its cutting;` stroke; and a stop serving to limit the travel of the blank and to bring it to rest in operative position with the die and knife.

11. In a machine for notching blanks7 the combination of notching mechanism; av feed mechanism for positioning the blank in proper relation to the notching mechanism; means actuated by the notching mechanism for temporarily arresting the feed mechanism as the notching mechanism is effecting the notching action; and a retreating stop for arresting the travel of the blank to position the same in proper relation to the notching mechanism.

12. In a machine for notching blanks, the combination of notching mechanism; a power driven feed mechanism for positioning the blank in proper relation thereto; means actuated by the notching mechanism for temporarily arresti-ng the action of the feed mechanism while the notching mechanism is effecting its notching' action; and means acting in timed relation with the notching mechanism for arresting the movement of the stock.

13. In a machine for notching blanks, the combination of notching mechanism; means for actuating the same; feed belts for presenting the stock to be notched; means `for driving said belts, *including a friction clutch; means for releasing; said clutch as the notching mechanism is effecting; its notching action; a retreating` stop for arresting the stock and means actuted in timed relation -with the notching mechanism for releasing said stop.

14. In a machine for notching blanks, the combination of notching mechanism; means for actuating the same; feed belts for presenting the stock to be notched; means for driving said belts, including a friction clutch; means for releasing said clutch as other; a knife carried the notching` mechanism is effecting its notchin;` action A; and means acting in timed relation with the notching; mechanism for arresting the movement of the stock.

15. In a machine for notching blanks; the combination of a suitable frame; a pair of horizontally disposed beams extending longitudinally thereof: a pitman connected to the end of each beam; eccentrics for actuatin gsaid pitmen to raise and lower the beams in unison; a plurality of cross beams supported by said first named beams and adjustable lengthwise thereof; a pair of head blocks mounted on each of said cross beams; means for effectingr simultaneous adjustment of each pair of blocks toward and from each other: a knife carried by each head block; a hollow .lug extending` downwardly from' each block; a pair of fixed beams extending longitudinally of the machine and in a plane below the knives; a series of cross bars mounted for adjustment longitudinally of said fixed beams; a pair of dies movably mounted on each of said cross bars; an arm extendingy up from each die and entering the 'orresponding hollow luft: and Ymeans for effecting an adjustment of said cross bars toward and from each other and a consequent like adjustment of the cross beams.

16. In a machine for notching blanks, the combination of a suitable frame; a pair of horizontally disposed beams extending longitudinally thereof; a pitman connected to the end of each beam; eccentrics for actuating said pitmen to raise and lower the beams in unison; a plurality of cross beams supported by said first named beams and adjustable lengthwise thereof; a pair of head blocks mounted on each of said cross beams; means for effecting simultaneous adjustment of each pair of blocks toward and from each by each head block;

a hollow lug; extending downwardly from each block; a-pair of fixed beams extending longitudinally of the machine and in a plane below the knives; a series of cross bars mounted for adjustment longitudinally of said fixed beams: a pair of dies movably mounted on each of said cross bars; an arm extending up from each die and enterinr the. corresponding hollow lug; means for effectingI an adjustment of said cross bars toward and from each other and a consequent like adjustment of the cross beams; and a plurality of adjustable edge guides for the blanks.

the end of each beam; eccentrics for actuating said pitmen to raise and lower the beams in unison; a plurality of cross vbeams supported by said first named beams and adjustable lengthwise thereof; a pair of head blocks mounted on each of said cross beams; means for effecting` simultaneous adjustment of each pair of blocks toward and from each other; a knife carried by each head block;

la hollow lug extending downwardly from of adjustable edge guides for the blanks;

and plurality of pairs of endless belts for feeding the blanks between the guides and over the dies.

18. In a machine for notehing blanks, the combination of a suitable frame; a pair of horizontally disposed beams extending longitudinally thereof; a ptman connected t'o the end of eaeh beam; eccentrics for actuating said pitmen to raise and lower the beams in unison; a plurality of cross beams supa series of cross bars ported by said first named beams and adjustable lengthwise thereof; a pair of head blocks mounted on each of said cross beams; means for effecting simultaneous adjustment of each pair of blocks toward and from each other; a knife carried by each head block; a hollow lug extending' downwardly from each block; a pair of fixed beams extending longitudinally of the machine and in a plane below the knives; `a series of cross bars mounted for adjustment longitudinally of said fixed beams; a pair of dies movably mounted on each of said cross bars; an arm extending up from each die and entering the corresponding hollow lug; means for effecting an adjustment of said cross bars toward and from each other and a consequent like adjustmentl of the cross beams; a plurality of adjustable edge guides for the blanks; a plurality of pairs of endless belts for feeding the blanks between the guides and over the dies; and means for arresting the blanks in proper position withreference to the dies and knives.

In testimony whereof I have name to this specification.

JOHN A. MOORE.

signed my 

